Import/export HS code 21061080: Various protein concentrates

Protein-based food products not covered by other specific categories

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 21,762,706
Ireland 16,719,944
Germany 8,418,930
United States 4,659,585
Spain 4,310,735

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 8,447,530 13,315,176 +4,867,646
Ireland 8,622,890 8,097,054 -525,836
Germany 3,855,897 4,563,033 +707,136
United States 2,290,840 2,368,745 +77,905
Spain 2,849,303 1,461,432 -1,387,871
Poland 2,613,604 1,574,021 -1,039,583
Belgium 2,043,872 1,809,825 -234,047
France 1,938,881 1,771,118 -167,763
China 1,952,463 1,726,570 -225,893
Slovakia 657,413 784,047 +126,634

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 14,263,765
Netherlands 12,674,571
Germany 8,746,204
United States 7,928,786
Belgium 5,264,981

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 7,430,006 6,833,759 -596,247
Netherlands 5,748,020 6,926,551 +1,178,531
Germany 4,104,988 4,641,216 +536,228
United States 3,869,245 4,059,541 +190,296
Belgium 1,894,597 3,370,384 +1,475,787
Spain 2,821,031 2,002,829 -818,202
China 2,421,794 2,027,263 -394,531
Poland 2,554,039 1,584,660 -969,379
Brazil 1,268,109 1,231,697 -36,412
France 888,033 1,008,316 +120,283

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - East 18
Inner London - West 18
Greater Manchester 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 14 18 +4
Inner London - East 14 10 -4
Inner London - West 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 6 -7
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
Outer London - East and North East 7 9 +2
Essex 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 7 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,932,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,398,472
Air transport 5,592,149
Other 3,743,669
Road transport 343,205

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,122,136 31,810,350 +1,688,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,748,176 5,650,296 +902,120
Air transport 2,714,462 2,877,687 +163,225
Other 1,896,929 1,846,740 -50,189
Road transport 96,712 246,493 +149,781
Rail transport 11,232 0 -11,232

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,453,094
Immingham Docks 8,786,152
Felixstowe 8,359,246
Liverpool Docks 7,090,159
Eurotunnel 4,928,979

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 12,453,474 9,999,620 -2,453,854
Immingham Docks 3,491,162 5,294,990 +1,803,828
Felixstowe 2,468,942 5,890,304 +3,421,362
Liverpool Docks 3,282,697 3,807,462 +524,765
Eurotunnel 2,216,787 2,712,192 +495,405
Holyhead 1,968,418 2,310,641 +342,223
000 1,896,929 1,846,740 -50,189
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,072,409 1,160,625 -911,784
Harwich 916,654 1,618,084 +701,430
Manchester Airport 1,172,813 1,102,949 -69,864

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 100
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 70
Manufacture of food products 53
Food and beverage service activities 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 52
2025-10 59
2025-09 53
2025-08 58

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 100
54m+ 63
0-1m 48
15m-54m 35
Other 12

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 24,806,570
Netherlands 24,106,169
Ireland 8,607,112
Australia 7,850,963
Spain 5,807,153

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 5,971,961 18,834,609 +12,862,648
Netherlands 19,504,309 4,601,860 -14,902,449
Ireland 4,283,656 4,323,456 +39,800
Australia 7,382,105 468,858 -6,913,247
Spain 2,658,708 3,148,445 +489,737
United Arab Emirates 2,736,887 1,842,728 -894,159
Saudi Arabia 2,481,023 1,538,868 -942,155
United States 1,628,963 1,948,276 +319,313
United Republic of Tanzania 1,764,981 556,738 -1,208,243
Poland 1,502,461 738,958 -763,503

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 859,855
Nicaragua 211,622
Ireland 53,432
Netherlands 12,589
Spain 2,185

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 632,186 227,669 -404,517
Nicaragua 211,622 0 -211,622
Ireland 29,570 23,862 -5,708
Netherlands 4,312 8,277 +3,965
Spain 2,185 0 -2,185
Germany 1,766 0 -1,766
Belgium 924 767 -157
Poland 324 0 -324
France 174 0 -174
Slovakia 120 0 -120

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,963,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,243,957
Air transport 5,581,902
Other 1,464,183

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,036,222 33,927,392 -2,108,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,239,421 9,004,536 -13,234,885
Air transport 3,468,926 2,112,976 -1,355,950
Other 1,067,315 396,868 -670,447

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 26,911,674
London Gateway Port 18,951,300
Immingham Docks 16,128,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,945,643
Liverpool Docks 7,981,791

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Middlesbrough 11,666,494 15,245,180 +3,578,686
London Gateway Port 13,767,250 5,184,050 -8,583,200
Immingham Docks 10,097,310 6,031,190 -4,066,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,945,143 4,000,500 -3,944,643
Liverpool Docks 4,658,858 3,322,933 -1,335,925
Portsmouth 1,985,282 2,896,507 +911,225
Southampton 3,083,495 1,387,568 -1,695,927
Felixstowe 2,776,263 1,659,524 -1,116,739
Holyhead 637,846 1,355,409 +717,563
London Heathrow Airport 1,072,269 774,496 -297,773

Quick facts

HS code: 21061080

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Protein-based food products not covered by other specific categories